Identifier: livesofbenjaminh01harn (find matches)
Title: The lives of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Harney, Gilbert L Pierce, Edwin C
Subjects: Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901 Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920 Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Publisher: Providence, R.I., J. A. & R. A. Reid
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Sherman, of Sheritlan ; theparty of Sumner, of Phillips, of Garfield, and of Blaine;the party of equality, of justice, of protection, of liberty, andof law ; the party that rescued our government from bank-ruptcy in 1S60; theparty that beat l)ack that gigantic rebellion ;the party that lifted up its strong arms and placed them under4,000,000 slaves, and lifted them up to the plane of manhoodand citizenship. Tell me that that party can be defeated inthe coming contest! I answer you No, and when the ver-dict is rendered at the polls in November, it will be found thatmy prophecy has not been without truth. I say to you hereto-day, give to us that grand man that Indiana presents; giveto us General Benjamin Harrison as our standard-bearer, andthe Republican hosts, who never have fiinched in battle before,will go forward with a determination, with an energy, with azeal, that will carry everything before them, restore to the right-ful hands of the Republican party the sceptre of power, that
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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, THE THIRD REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 196 THE LIFE OF fur ft)ur vears has been usurped !>) the hypercritical and mockcivil-service-reform Democratic party that has been masquerad-ing before the people of this country under false pretenses. Afterwards, Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, placed in nominationthe Honorable William B. Allison, of that State. Next. GeneralRussell A. Alger was nominated In Mr. Robert E. Frazer.Then Senator Hiscock presented for nomination, as Republi-can candidate tor President of the United States, Chauncey M.Depew. And then came the nomination of John Sherman byGeneral Hastings, of Pennsylvania, and the second by Gov-ernor Foraker, of Ohio. Here the chords of patriotism were swept l)y skillful hanils.The response was quick and tremendous. It came like thebursting forth of a cataract in the hollows of a great cave.Thousands of voices rose up in the prolonged shouting.Thousands of men and women stood upon their feet, andwaved their

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